day after day; day in and day out; every single day
life; living; I; me; student
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to catch the eye; to attract attention
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
little something; reward; tip
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
vacant house; unoccupied house
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
appearance; air; condition; state; form
walking briskly; determinedly
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
freight handling; cargo sorting; disposal of goods; sale
styptic; stopping of bleeding
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust